Urban Initiatives
Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
Standards Legend
- Meets Standards
- Standards Not Met
- Did Not Disclose
- Review In Progress
- Unable to Verify
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
Measuring Effectiveness
Finances
Fundraising & Info
Conclusion
Urban Initiatives meets the remaining 0 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Purpose
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Year, State Incorporated
2003, IL
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Stated Purpose
Our mission is to empower Chicago’s underserved children to adopt healthy lifestyles, improve their academic performance, and build strong character through sports-based youth development programs.
Programs
We have three programs at Urban Initiatives: Work to Play, Take the Lead, and Play with Potential. Work to Play provides children in grades K-4 with the chance to belong to a soccer team, regardless of skill level. Children are taught important lessons about health, character, and teamwork by their coach. Membership means two practices and one game per week throughout the school year. Ongoing team participation depends on meeting academic and behavioral standards, as measured by their teachers on a weekly basis. Take the Lead engages the most promising and motivated Work to Play alumni in grades 5-8. Participants are nominated by their coaches, and fill the role of Team Captain on Work to Play teams. Through this opportunity, they learn the merits of leadership, academic persistence, and community service, all while navigating the significant period of early adolescent development. They participate in all Work to Play sessions plus engage with adult mentors in small group skill-building sessions and bi-monthly cross-Chicago Take the Lead Retreats. Play with Potential aims to maximize the health, academic, and social and emotional learning benefits of recess periods. The program is offered to all students in a school, K-8, and aims? to maximize students’ opportunities for physical activity, while promoting cooperation and teamwork. We have dedicated on-site staff and a broad recess curriculum that includes equipment.
For the year ended July 31, 2014, Urban Initiatives program expenses were:
| Program Expenses | $1,569,336 |
Governance & Staff
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CEO
Jim Dower, Executive Director
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Board Chair
Ralf Hilpuesch
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Executive Officer, Stork USA
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Board Size
25
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Paid Staff Size
164
Fundraising
Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,217,477, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
Tax Status
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
Financial
The following information is based on Urban Initiatives's Audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014
Breakdown of Expenses
| Total Income | $1,926,881 |
| Total Expenses: | $1,833,259 |
| Program Expenses | $1,569,336 |
| Fundraising Expenses | $69,915 |
| Administrative Expenses | $38,165 |
| Other Expenses | $155,843 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $93,622 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $461,476 |
| Ending Net Assets | $547,998 |
| Total Liabilities | $68,638 |
| Total Assets | $616,636 |
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